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Special Story
Flagship Scheme: PMJDY

SUCCESS STORIES

GETTING DOUBLE INCOME

or Nabisha Begam of Madurai, it was like life going
Fhaywire with no financial planning and money getting
wasted in unnecessary expenses. For her, working as
a maid servant and her husband, a contract labour
managing family with two school going children was
getting difficult financially. The PMJDY Account, which
was her first bank account, gave a new lease of life.
Now, she has improved her banking habits by making
regular transactions and savings. She has seen her
bank balance having five-digit figure. With that savings,
she has started a part time flower selling business.
This has increased her earnings in dual way - working
as maid servant in forenoon and as a flower seller in
evening. She has also planned to increase her business
by availing OD facility through this account.

that enormously. They were bereft of all these of COVID-19, the Government has provided
benefits for all these years till the scheme an assistance of Rs 1000 each through Jan
was launched. Till date, there are 40.29 crore Dhan Accounts of the poor, elderly, mothers
beneficiaries with ₹131,129.02 crore balance and sisters and Divyangjans.
in their accounts. Prime Minister's focus to link Jan Dhan,

It is evident from the fact that when the Aadhar and Mobile (JAM) has produced the
entire country is fighting the global pandemic desired results. n

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